The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

After getting back to the apartment, I’d barely set down my things before my phone began to ring. I groaned, not having the patience for any human interaction. It didn’t help that the plane ride home had left me exhausted.

With a sigh, I grabbed it from out of my bag. I barely registered the name on the screen before I thoughtlessly picked up the call.

“Hello?” I said, dropping my keys on the counter. I hurried over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. “This is Evie.”

“Hi, Evie,” Timothy’s voice came through and I nearly dropped the bottle of fruit juice I had grabbed.

I placed the container on the counter and cleared my throat. “Timothy. Hi.”

“Sorry, this is sudden. Considering I just saw you,” he said with a laugh. “I was wondering if you had time this week to discuss the case a bit further?”

“Of course.” I grabbed a glass from the pantry and filled it up with the juice. “Just give me a time, and I’ll likely be free.””

He hummed thoughtfully. “Tonight at four sound good? At the firm?”

“Sounds perfect.” I took a sip of my juice and cringed at how squeaky my voice had sounded.

“Great,” he said, then there was a pause. It seemed neither of us was ready to hang up, at least immediately.

Finally, I spoke up, taking advantage of the silence. “Thank you, by the way.”

“Hm?”

“For yesterday. With my panic attack…you helped a lot.”

I couldn’t see his face, but I could envision the smile that he had grown just based on his tone. “It was no problem,” he said gently.

My grip tightened on my phone and I pressed it closer to my ear. “I’ll talk to you later.”

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good rest of your

my chin. I had just taken my anxiety

the screen. I opened the

nice

screen. There had been several others he sent before that. One of them had come in during my call with

look lovely

bad reception and all, but it’d

Coco.

Part of me wanted to respond and tell him to back off, but the other saw an

that way.

clutched it to my chest, steadying my breaths as they grew shallower. Even from afar, Bruce managed to make me feel disgusted with myself. Wherever he was, darkness

to consume me, with every twisted

the text, there was a harsh knock at my door. The sound alone. made me jump and drop my cellphone. It seemed far–fetched, but I

the bottom pantries, then pulled out one of the thin skillets. Slowly, I hauled myself up and made

skillet behind me and opened the door, surprising the man on the other side. There was barely any time–to address him and the other

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being

on the wall. It takes a few blinks before the man is clear again, this

had a camera dangling from his neck and a notebook tucked under his arm. “We received a tip

‘Evie‘ specifically?” I

to. We’ve been looking around trying to find her, but some guy was generous enough to clue us in,”

starting to spin, having all those eyes watching me from my doorstep. Hesitantly, I stepped forward and looked at the

blankets strewn about. They had even set up a small campfire where two reporters were roasting marshmallows. I gawked

you camping here?” I

station’s going to get the scoop before we do!” He lifted

can’t be serious!”

now trained on my face like.

knew the press was fierce when it came to a good story, but this

was welcome, whether it was cleaning or folding

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